Michael Palin - Thirty Years Tour

Legendary Monty Python star comes to Dublin for one night only. Join Michael Palin for a flying visit to three momentous decades of his life

Following the success of his landmark tour in 2014 and to celebrate three decades of diaries, Michael Palin will mark the paperback publication of the final volume with a brand new show at The Olympia Theatre on Thursday 29th October.

Tickets priced €36.50 / €38.50 including booking fee went on sale via Ticketmaster.ie, usual Ticketmaster outlets including The Olympia Theatre Box Office, and by calling Ticketmaster at The Olympia Phone Bookings on 0818 719 330, but are now SOLD OUT. No more tickets will be available unfortunately.

Approximate times as follows: doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Please note, times subject to change as always and should be used as a guideline only.

Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult, Over 18's ID required to gain access to the bars where alcohol is served.Please note, due to the nature of this show, parental discretion would be advised for younger patrons.

The Thirty Years Tour will see Michael use his diaries to tell the story of a life lived in the public eye from the end of the 1960's when his first child and a new television show called Monty Python's Flying Circus both took their first faltering steps.

It was at this time that Michael came to Ireland as a newlywed to enjoy his honeymoon. His great grandmother came from Co Kerry.

Monty Python catapulted him into a career which went on to produce not just the legendary films of the Python team, but also Ripping Yarns, railway journeys, feature films like Time Bandits, Brazil, A Private Function and A Fish Called Wanda, a BAFTA-nominated performance in the series GBH, as well as novels, plays, and three of the most successful travel series ever made.

In this two part stage show Michael brings to life thirty extraordinary years, trawling through a stock of rarely told stories, ranging from fighting to defend Monty Python in a US courthouse, the Ripping Yarn that never got made, Python's American groupies and what it's like filming with your own children.

He also talks about the glimpses of his personal life, so painstakingly committed to the diary each morning. The joy of friendships, the loss of loved ones, the pressures of absence on his family and how to deal with a roller-coaster ride of success and failure.

And the show reflects not just his own life, but the life of the country in which he was born and brought up as it hurtles towards the Millennium driven by a technological revolution. From the Beatles last concert to the birth of the Euro, Palin witnesses the breathless speed of change.

Profusely illustrated with film and video from all his various activities, The Thirty Years Tour is an autobiography, live on stage.